IBM chooses Miami for prestigious SmartCamp

Only two cities in the country — Miami and New York City — were chosen for this prestigious regional event in the technology startup world. SmartCamp KickStart Miami, with the theme of healthcare, will take place May 15 at Florida International University. The event will include a competition of startups in the healthcare space, keynote […]

Delinquent mortgages fall in South Florida

Lenders in South Florida continue to see a decline in homeowners late in paying their mortgages as South Floridians are among the nation’s leaders in getting loan modifications. Bank of America, which is hosting a free homeowner assistance event this weekend in Miami Beach, has seen the number of homeowners at least 60 days late […]

3 hospitals rapped for McDonald’s in lobby

South Florida’s three largest hospitals came under fire Tuesday for letting McDonald’ssell burgers and fries on their premises, a few floors from where they perform heart surgery and treat sick children. The nonprofit consumer group Corporate Accountability International sent letters to Broward General Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, Jackson Memorial […]

South Florida couples spending more on weddings as businesses vow to keep costs low

Heather Yurovsky, 28, recently got married at the Grove Isle Hotel, determined to have her dream wedding, complete with an enormous cake, a nine-piece band, fireworks, crystal candelabras and a sit-down dinner. But as both the anticipated and unexpected costs piled up — there was that sound system for the ceremony and her hotel room […]

South Florida home-building on the way back

New home construction is on the rise by luxury home builder Toll Brothers at the Parkland Golf and Country Club. Last year Broward had 949 starts, up 19 percent from the year before. Susan Stocker, Sun Sentinel (Susan Stocker, Sun Sentinel / April 5, 2012) Buyers looking for a brand new home are likely to […]

Miami’s Cuban Guys fast food restaurant offers traditional favorites

Jorge Llapur wants to take the Cuban frita to the masses in South Florida. Welcome to Cuban Guys, where the seasoned hamburger patty comes topped with fried shoestring potatoes on a toasted Cuban bun. It’s served in a stylish red, white and blue fast-food setting, at a bargain price of $3.50. Llapur and his partners […]

Miami event helps small firms start free websites

Hundreds of small business owners showed up Tuesday for the first of two days of free workshops and tutorials at the Florida Get Your Business Online event organized by search engine Google in Miami. The goal: to help entrepreneurs set up a site; teach them how to grow their business online and show them how […]

Pet Supermarket CEO makes stores fashionable

A South Florida businesswoman has landed on top of an annual ranking of Florida’s women-owned companies. Diane Holtz, president of Pet Supermarket, said she redesigned the stores in the Sunrise-based pet store chain to be “what women want in shopping:” clean, colorful and featuring new products each week. When judged by its $213 million in […]

Hiring improves but pace still slow in Florida

Unemployment drops statewide and holds steady in South Florida, as hiring increases slowly. Florida jobless rate down to a three-year low. The hiring front remains a frustrating place to be in Florida. New numbers show unemployment inching down statewide, and definite signs of life from hiring managers as payrolls continue to expand in South Florida. […]

South Florida gold dealer accused of false promises

Gold has been among the most lucrative investments in recent years, more than doubling in value since 2007. But a Deerfield Beach-based precious metals dealer apparently never believed the industry’s standard credo, “Past performance is no guarantee of future results.” A federal judge has slapped Premier Precious Metals, Inc., and its owner, Anthony J. Columbo, […]

Savor the flavor at ‘Las Olas Wine & Food Festival’

The “17th Annual Las Olas Wine & Food Festival,” presented by Bombay Sapphire, Martin Codax, elit by Stolichnaya, Las Rocas, Milagro and Premier Beverage Company returns April 20 to Las Olas Boulevard located in Fort Lauderdale. This year’s event features new additions and a variety of pre and post events. Proceeds from the festival benefit […]

South Florida home prices rise as inventory falls

Home prices in Miami-Dade and Broward counties jumped for the third consecutive month in February despite flat or declining sales volume, as the inventory of listings dwindles, real estate figures released Wednesday show. Realtors say that heightened demand for bank-owned properties and an improvement in the processing of short sales has resulted in rapid absorption […]

VoIP Service for Business

Next to email, the telephone is one of the most important tools for business communications. The transition to digital computer technology has revolutionized nearly all aspects of business. Now the digital age has come to telephone communications as well. Businesses of all sizes can benefit from switching to an Internet Telephone service, known as VoIP […]

South Florida inventors hoping to make it on the shelf

Three South Florida residents hope they have what it takes to get their inventions on the shelves at Walmart stores nationwide. They’ve each entered their own unique products in Walmart’s Get on the Shelf competition, which boasts more than 4,000 inventors across the country who are all vying for the top prize: a spot on […]

South Florida iPad fans wait in line for the new release

South Florida residents set on being one of the first to get the new iPad released today didn’t let a little early morning rain stop them. Kevin Booker, from Hollywood, staked out his No. 2 spot in line at the Apple Store in the Galleria Mall around 9 p.m. Thursday night. That means he spent […]

Luxury watch boutiques expand in Miami’s Aventura Mall

When David Palermo stumbled upon the Breitling watch boutique in Aventura Mall, he couldn’t resist going inside to take a look. Admiring the $11,100 MontBrillant 47 Limited Edition he placed on his wrist, Palermo was definitely tempted. But he already owns four luxury watches and wasn’t quite ready to fork over the credit card for […]

Miller beer moving its Latin American HQ to Miami

One of the region’s largest brewers plans to move its Latin American headquarters out of Latin America and into South Florida. It’s looking like Miller Time on Brickell Avenue. The company behind Miller, Coors Light and Corona plans to move its Latin American headquarters out of Bogotá and into Miami, according to several people familiar […]

Miami Beach board game company expanding, adding new items

Inside a sunny, living room-like office near Miami Beach’s Lincoln Road, Eric Poses lays out his board game Loaded Questions and pulls out a card: “What would you do if you wanted to annoy someone?” Poses, the founder and president of the game company All Things Equal, happily explains how the game works — the […]

Employees protest Jackson Health layoffs

Miami-Dade County commissioners were met in front of Government Center on Tuesday morning by dozens of protesters wearing purple shirts emblazoned with “Save Jackson.” Nurses, doctors and patients urged the commission to hear them out in reaction to last week’s announcement that over 1,100 jobs would be cut to keep Jackson Memorial Hospital financially afloat. […]

Nimer named new director for University of Miami’s cancer center

Dr. Stephen Nimer, one of the world’s premier leukemia and stem cell transplant researchers, will lead the University of Miami’s Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. Medical breakthroughs discovered in the laboratory can take a long time to be positioned into follow within the exam room, frequently as a result of there is little communique among analysis […]